Syria crisis: David Cameron denies special relationship with US was damaged by vote

David Cameron tells ITV News it "is complete nonsense" that
Britain's relationship with America has been damaged by the Commons
rejection of military intervention in Syria.

6:40PM BST 05 Sep 2013

Mr Cameron insisted he had no regrets about recalling Parliament to seek MPs' approval for a process which could have led to the UK joining the US in punitive air strikes on the regime of President Bashar Assad.

And he once again insisted that he will not stage a second debate in an attempt to persuade MPs to rethink their decision.

In a pointed comment apparently directed both at the Labour leadership and rebels on his own side, Mr Cameron said: "Everyone who voted has to live with the way that they voted."

On the suggestion the special relationship with the US had been hurt by the vote, Mr Cameron said: "That is complete nonsense. The relationship between Britain and America is so good that we don't have to measure it in the number of telephone calls or meetings."